The West African Examinations Council (WAEC), on Friday, released the results of the 2022 November/December West African Senior School Certificate Examinations (WASSCE), for private candidates (second series).

In a statement made available to Newsmen, The Head of National Office, WAEC Nigeria, Patrick Areghan while announcing the result, disclosed that only 72,265 candidates from the total number, representing 98.42%, already had their results fully processed and released, while 1,159 candidates, representing 1.58% still have one or more results being processed due to errors traceable to them.

He, further revealed that the results of 7,871 (representing 10.72%) of the total number of candidates who sat the exam are being withheld in connection with various reported cases of exam malpractice and their cases would be investigated to determine their fate if their results would be eventually released or cancelled, with the council ready to fast-track the process and communicate accordingly to those concerns.

He disclosed that the results of all the 143 candidates with varying degrees of special needs including 44 visually impaired and 19 albinos among others, who sat the exam nationwide had been fully processed and released with that of others.